yob
noun
a teenage lout or hooligan.
yob
1 American
[yob]
/ jɒb /
noun
British Slang.
y.o.b.
2
American
abbreviation
yob
British
/ ˈjɒbəʊ, jɒb /
noun
Etymology
Origin of yob
First recorded in 1855–60; a consciously reversed form of boy
Example Sentences
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And less than four in 10 consider Englishness to be defined by "yob culture".
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2018
Victorian criminals did essentially the same with back slang, reversing words so that boy became yob and so on.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2013
Has it been grafittied, offensively, by a rural yob with a spray can?
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2013
He’s been caught out serially, and that makes him a yob — but that doesn’t make him a bad footballer.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2012
“My yob involves locking more cells than just yours.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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